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The Fantastic Four -- also known as Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch and The Thing -- are headed once more to the big screen, with a Louisiana shoot expected in spring 2015 in Baton Rouge. (Marvel Comics)

The "Fantastic Four"
reboot that Twentieth Century Fox is prepping in Baton Rouge hasn't shot a single
frame of footage yet, but the studio is already giving it a vote of confidence.
Fox this week moved the release date of director Josh Trank's film right into
the fat part of summer 2015.

Previously
scheduled for release on March 6, 2015, it'll now land in theaters on June 19,
2015. Casting is underway on the big-budget Marvel Comics superhero do-over,
with principal photography set to get begin on Feb. 10. No casting
announcements have been made, but Michael B. Jordan ("Fruitvale
Station," "Chronicle") is rumored to be in talks to play the Human Torch.

The new
release date puts Trank's "Fantastic Four" up against Disney's "Inside Out."

The move was
among a handful announced Tuesday (Nov. 12) by Fox. Others include a new date
for director Matthew Vaughn's "Secret Service," now landing March 6, 2015; and
the big-screen adaptation of the video game "Assassin's Creed," due Aug. 7,
2015. In addition, "Heat" director Paul Feig's spy comedy "Susan Cooper" has
been given a release date of May 22, 2015.